Design & Contract Interiors
Jan 21. 14Pretty pleased with this one, we just launched a lovely little site at Nine Four for our client Design & Contract Interiors. Mobile first, responsive, clean...
Archives / Tag: Design
Safari on iOS 7 beta breaks the internet
Aug 27. 13This little gem is going to become real annoying real quick. In Safari on iOS 7 clicking anywhere in the bottom 40px of the screen does not register as a...
Goodbye dear friend
May 07. 13Adobe Fireworks is dead
We all know it… it’s been a common accepted fact for far too long. We’ve been talking about the lack of interest from app developers at a regular local...
As a one time evangelist of Flash it’s interesting to see new tools floating to the surface over the course of the past few months. As browsers become more...
HSBC Internet Banking Fail
Jan 14. 11A list of frustrations with HSBC's online banking system, just a month after switching from Santander.
Dribbble
Jun 02. 10I’ve got a Dribbble invite going spare. Leave a comment and a link to something awesome you’ve designed if you fancy an in. I’ll pick a lucky recipient at...
God is in the details
May 16. 07Reflections on the importance of attention to detail in web design and development work.
Design is…
Sep 15. 06Jon Hicks sort of started a meme, be it unintentionally.
A fresh lick of paint for Pro-Bel
Mar 02. 06Another website I’ve been working on recently just went live. Pro-Bel produce control, signal distribution and innovative automation solutions for the...
If you just smile
Feb 24. 06I just finished up working on a website this week for a new client (Smile Photography), still a fair bit of placeholder copy about. The ingredients;...
Basecamp Themes
Nov 17. 05Just a couple of Basecamp themes I’ve put together.
Third gen Squeezebox
Oct 25. 05Slim devices have just announced the third gen Squeezebox, designed by Fred Bould the new form is just stunning. Where the 1st and 2nd gen Squeezbox’s were...
All the rage? Animated favicons
Sep 08. 05I think I’ve noticed a bit of a new thing (Actually someone else probably noticed it first). Animated favicons. I first spotted this neat little twist over...
Nintendo Revolution unveiled
May 17. 05What a week, first we had the Xbox 360, then the PlayStation 3, and now the Nintendo Revolution. Well I think without doubt the Nintendo wins on aesthetics.
Sony PlayStation 3 unveiled
May 17. 05Sony have officially unveiled the PlayStation 3. Where the Xbox 360 is ‘apparently’ based on the concept of ‘inhaling’ (WTF?) the PS3 looks more like it...
Microsoft have officially unveiled the Xbox 360, wireless controllers and all. Looks pretty neat but from what I hear it’s a bit of a beast (size wise) much...
Joined-up Website Design
Mar 26. 05I just finished working on ‘another’ site for the wife of a cohort of mine. Mrs Tiffany Kemp runs a commercial management business called Devant. Much like...
Wedding Photography
Mar 17. 05I just finished working on a site for a cohort of mine. Mr Simon Kemp is perhaps the best wedding & portrait photographer ever but his old website just...
Re-design Step 2: Look & Feel Concepts
Jan 21. 05I’ve been playing about with some ideas for the re-design in Fireworks…
Re-design Step 1: Specify Requirements
Jan 14. 05So, I’m doing a live re-design. But… before I ditch my CSS and start fiddling with the page markup I want to take stock of what’s here and decide what will...
Apple announced two ‘amazing’ new products at Macworld today! They never cease to amaze, although I still reserve judgement on the nasty iMac.
Via Mirashade...
Fireworks gives Samuel warm fuzzies
Sep 28. 04Samuel Wan has posted some nice words regarding Fireworks as a UI sketching tool.
Mozilla Redesign
Sep 01. 04The Redesigned Mozilla site which was developed by silverorange went live yesterday.
ShaunInman.com Pirated?
Sep 01. 04Last night while searching for plots of land in berkshire I stumbled across the UK Land Directory and thought… hmm… I’ve seen this somewhere before… :?
Nice or nasty?
Aug 31. 04There’s something slightly odd about the new iMac. Something about the design just doesn’t feel… well… balanced I guess.
Armadillo v2
Aug 23. 04Drew has ‘refreshed’ his site with a new look and a slightly revamped structure.
A breath of fresh air…
Aug 03. 04After months of ‘trying’ to find the time we eventually ‘made’ the time here at Mirashade to re-vamp our site.
It’s all in the detail
Jul 29. 04Reading my daily blogs I stumbled accross a fantastic entry by Cameron Moll (Authentic Boredom) regarding the 8 things he wish he’d known when he started...
A grown up kind of green
Jun 30. 04After months of labour (not that kind) here at Mirashade we’ve finally done a soft launch of our latest baby; grownupgrren.
Does the kottke.org re-design kinda suck?
Jun 29. 04Jason kottke has done a re-design. The garish green lives on, but the cleanliness and simplicity has gone. Hey maybe it’s just in transition, but I think it...
Dare I add drop shadows?
Jun 28. 04Hmm… shall I, shan’t I (Is that a real word?)? The question is should I do a subtle re-design (As everyone is these days) and add some drop shadows to my...
Clients hate scrolling
Jun 17. 04Why is it that clients hate scrolling web pages? They seem to make the assumption that users don’t understand how to use a scrollbar, or will think that the...
All the best blogs have favicons
Jun 15. 04Oh yes they do.
Drop Shadows are ‘In’
May 18. 04I think we’ve all noticed that Drop Shadows are making a resurgence on the web. Having discussed this issue with some work colleagues recently I was...
Edge
Apr 27. 04I remember the very day I bought the first issue of Edge magazine, it was during a summer when I was working for my dad at his offices in Lower Earley. This...
Thunderbird re-branded
Apr 21. 04There’s a nice post on the hicksdesign journal regarding the re-design of the Mozilla Thunderbird logo which they’ve just completed.
Footer Fetish…
Feb 18. 04It’s official, I have a footer fetish. I ‘like’ sites with nice footers. It’s been a bit of an ‘in joke’ here at the Mirashade studios for some time, but...
Mirashade are a rapidly expanding, highly creative ‘media solutions’ company based in Reading, Berkshire (UK). We work in 2D, 3D, web, print, CD-ROM, DVD...
Just finished working on this…
Jul 25. 03Oursafesite.com is a place for children, adults and teachers to communicate, learn and share knowledge with the aim of establishing best practices for all...